TY - JOUR
T1 - Peripapillary Atrophy Area as an Indicator of Glaucomatous Structural and Functional Progression
AU - Khreish, Maroun
AU - Schuman, Joel S.
AU - Lee, Tingfang
AU - Ghassabi, Zeinab
AU - Zambrano, Ronald
AU - Hu, Jiyuan
AU - Ishikawa, Hiroshi
AU - Wollstein, Gadi
AU - Lavinsky, Fabio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Purpose: To determine whether peripapillary atrophy (PPA) area is an indicator of glaucomatous structural and functional damage and progression. Methods: In this retrospective longitudinal analysis from ongoing prospective study we qualified 71 eyes (50 subjects) with glaucoma. All subjects had a comprehensive ophthalmic examination, visual field (VF), and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) testing in at least three visits. PPA was manually delineated on en face OCT optic nerve head scans, while observing the corresponding cross-sectional images, as the hyper-reflective area contiguous with the optic disc. Results: The mean follow-up duration was 4.4 ± 1.4 years with an average of 6.8 ± 2.2 visits. At baseline, PPA area was significantly associated only with VF’s mean deviation (MD; P = 0.041), visual field index (VFI; P = 0.041), superior ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GCIPL; P = 0.011), and disc area (P = 0.011). Longitudinally, PPA area was negatively and significantly associated with MD (P = 0.015), VFI (P = 0.035), GCIPL (P = 0.009), superior GCIPL (P = 0.034), and disc area (P = 0.007, positive association). Conclusions: Longitudinal change in PPA area is an indicator of glaucomatous structural and functional progression but PPA area at baseline cannot predict future progression. Translational Relevance: Longitudinal changes in peripapillary atrophy area measured by OCT can be an indicator of structural and functional glaucoma progression.
AB - Purpose: To determine whether peripapillary atrophy (PPA) area is an indicator of glaucomatous structural and functional damage and progression. Methods: In this retrospective longitudinal analysis from ongoing prospective study we qualified 71 eyes (50 subjects) with glaucoma. All subjects had a comprehensive ophthalmic examination, visual field (VF), and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) testing in at least three visits. PPA was manually delineated on en face OCT optic nerve head scans, while observing the corresponding cross-sectional images, as the hyper-reflective area contiguous with the optic disc. Results: The mean follow-up duration was 4.4 ± 1.4 years with an average of 6.8 ± 2.2 visits. At baseline, PPA area was significantly associated only with VF’s mean deviation (MD; P = 0.041), visual field index (VFI; P = 0.041), superior ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GCIPL; P = 0.011), and disc area (P = 0.011). Longitudinally, PPA area was negatively and significantly associated with MD (P = 0.015), VFI (P = 0.035), GCIPL (P = 0.009), superior GCIPL (P = 0.034), and disc area (P = 0.007, positive association). Conclusions: Longitudinal change in PPA area is an indicator of glaucomatous structural and functional progression but PPA area at baseline cannot predict future progression. Translational Relevance: Longitudinal changes in peripapillary atrophy area measured by OCT can be an indicator of structural and functional glaucoma progression.
KW - glaucoma
KW - optical coherence tomography
KW - peripapillary atrophy
KW - progression
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U2 - 10.1167/tvst.13.3.1
DO - 10.1167/tvst.13.3.1
M3 - Article
C2 - 38427349
AN - SCOPUS:85186339518
SN - 2164-2591
VL - 13
JO - Translational Vision Science and Technology
JF - Translational Vision Science and Technology
IS - 3
M1 - 1
ER -